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Edward Carroll Stone (January 23, 1936 – June 9, 2024) was an American space scientist, professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology, and director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
EdStone. The " EdStone " was a large stone tablet which was commissioned by the Labour Party during the 2015 general election. [1] The stone was 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) tall and featured six election pledges carved into it, together with the Labour logo, and a copy of the signature of the party leader Ed Miliband.
Jun 11, 2024 · Stone was perhaps best known for his role as project scientist for NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft, a project of discovery that he spearheaded for 50 years.
Jun 14, 2024 · Edward C. Stone, the visionary physicist who dispatched NASA’s Voyager spacecraft to run rings around our solar system’s outer planets and, for the first time, to venture beyond to unravel...
Edward C. Stone was an internationally known physicist who served as project scientist for the Voyager program from 1972 to 2022. As a graduate student at the University Chicago, he was inspired to enter the fields of planetary science and space exploration by the launch of Sputnik in 1957.
Jun 11, 2024 · Ed Stone, former director of JPL and project scientist for the Voyager mission, died on June 9, 2024. A friend, mentor, and colleague to many, he was known for his straightforward leadership and commitment to communicating with the public.
Jun 12, 2024 · Ed Stone, former director of JPL and project scientist for the Voyager mission, in front of a mock-up of one of the Voyager spacecraft. The golden record is visible over his...
Jun 12, 2024 · Ed Stone, who for 50 years served as the project scientist for NASA's iconic Voyager mission, died June 9 at the age of 88.
Jun 10, 2022 · What ever happened to the notorious ‘Ed Stone’? Former Labour leader’s ill-advised attempt to immortalise his 2015 election pledges has had an intriguing afterlife, becoming a much sought ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Edward C. Stone, who opened a window on the farthest reaches of the solar system while serving as the chief scientist of NASA’s Voyager mission, supervising a pair of spindly, plutonium-powered...
